1. The Family
A group of people related by blood, marriage or other connection such as adoption
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2. The Family Usually share a name and home Vary from culture to culture
Within our culture there are many types of family
Nuclear: parents and their children
One-parent: A parent and child/children
Blended: partners with children from their own relationship and previous relationships
Extended: Parents, children and other relations e.g. grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, in close contact.

3. Types of Family

4. Functions of the family
To provide the physical needs of the family members: food, clothing, shelter, protection.
To provide for the emotional needs of the family members: love, security, comfort, understanding.
To help the social development of the family members: personal relationships, life skills.
To provide the economic needs of the family. They share their posessions and support each other financially. In a farm or business they may all contribute to the work
Parenthood is a huge responsibility.

5. Rights and Responsibility
A right is something to which a person is entitled
A responsibility is something for which a person is answerable.

6. Rights of children and adults
Adult have the right:
To work
To vote
To consumer rights
To sign legal documents
To marry
Children have the right:
To love & understanding
To grow up in the care of their family if possible.
To education
To be protected from cruelty or neglect

7. Responsibilities Responsibilities of adolescents.
To be co-operative and dependable in the home.
To participate in school.
To act in an acceptable way in society.
Be a good role model for younger children
Responsibilities of the child.
To show respect for others
To obey parents and people in authority.
To learn how to behave in society

8. Influences on the Family
Social factors: size of family, background, education, marriage breakdown etc.
Economic factors: whether they are employed and have enough money or have to depend on state support.
Cultural factors: tradition, rural/urban, social group, influence of religion, influence of media.

9. Relationships
Ideally relationship between parents is close, loving, equal and respectful, sharing the responsibility for the family.
Relationships between parents and children should be loving, secure and respectful. It is a parents responsibility to discipline children.
Relationships between siblings should be close and caring, they should be treated equally by their parents.

10. Activity Describe the following relationships; Husband and wife
Parents and children
Siblings (brothers and sisters)
Grandparents and grandchildren

11. Communication How we relate to one another.
Involves body language, speaking and listening
When we first meet someone we create an impression by how we look and communicate.
Don’t always your first impression, get to know people.

12. Listening A skill Good communicators: Speak clearly Listen carefully
Look people in the eye

13. Roles A role is a ways were are expected to behave in life.
Every person has different roles to play at different times.
Eg daughter, sister, friend, student, girlfriend, club athlete.

14. Parent’s Role Reproducing/adopting/fostering and caring for children.
Providing financially for children
Providing education for children until 16
In the past fathers earned money, mothers cared for children.
Now these roles have changed

15. Children’s role Behave in a way normal for their age.
Teenagers expected to be more responsible and independent.
The influence of peers is stronger which can cause tension between teenagers and their parents
Good communication between teenagers and parents can solve this problem

16. Gender Roles Gender means being male and female
Males and females are expected to act differently
They learn this from observing the males and females around them
Equal treatment of males and females is called gender equality

17. Stereotyping Means seeing things or people in a set or fixed way.
Examples:
All mechanics are men
All black people can sing
All nurses are women

18. Employment Equality Act 1998
This law sets out areas under which people cannot be discriminated against. These are;
Gender Sexual orienetation
Marital status Family status
Religious belief Age
Race Disability
Member of the Travelling community